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This handout explains who will be caring for you during your stay at UWMC. It includes a “discharge checklist” to help you prepare to leave the hospital.

This section of the Guide to Your Head and Neck Cancer Treatment explains what will happen in the hospital after surgery, including information about the intensive care unit (ICU) and 4-Northeast, and descriptions of the various care providers, such as the surgeon, nurse practitioner, social worker, speech pathologist, respiratory therapist, dietitian, and physical and occupational therapists. Photos of previous patients are included, showing a tracheo-esophageal puncture (TEP) and an Electrolarynx in use for speech.

This handout describes what to expect during your hospital stay for transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) with the MitraClip at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC).

This section of the Guide to Your Weight Loss Surgery describes what to expect during your stay in the hospital. It includes separate instructions for gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and laparoscopic gastric band patients.

This handout explains a hysteroscopy, which is a way to look inside the uterus to diagnose certain conditions and to do certain procedures. A hysteroscopy uses a thin medical device called a hysteroscope that is like a small telescope. This device is inserted through the vagina and cervix.

This handout gives instructions to follow after surgery that includes placement of an intrathecal catheter and pump. An intrathecal pump is a medical device used to deliver very small quantities of medications directly to the spinal fluid.

This document contains the entire contents of the manual "Your kidney/pancreas transplant guide: At University of Washington Medical Center." Individual chapters are also available on Health Online by title.

This handout gives special care instructions for parents of babies who were born between 34 weeks and 36 weeks, 6 days.

This document is the cover, welcome page, and table of contents for "Your Liver Transplant Guide: At University of Washington Medical Center." Chapters include Becoming a Candidate; Your Liver Transplant Team; Your Health Assessment, Labs, and Tests; Financial Planning; Social Work Services; Nutrition; Liver Transplant Surgery; Medicines; Care After You Leave the Hospital; and Resources.

This handout is for family and loved ones of patients who are at risk for falling. It explains what hospital staff are doing and what family can do to lower their loved one’s risk for falling.

This handout explains what to expect when you meet with your surgeon to talk about lymphedema or LYMPHA surgery.

This handout gives steps to follow when taking metformin to treat your diabetes.

This handout gives instructions to follow after surgery to implant a neurostimulator. Included are when to call the Center for Pain Relief, activity restrictions, dressing care, medicine instructions, and a place to enter date and time for the follow-up visit.

This handout explains a new baby's plan of care while in the hospital. It also provides important guidelines to follow after taking your baby home. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Baby Care," authored by the Mother Baby Unit at University of Washington Medical Center.

This handout provides lined pages for heart transplant patients to take notes related to their transplant process, or to write down their questions that they want to remember to ask the transplant team.

This handout explains how to wear and operate Optune, a portable medical device. It is used to help treat a type of brain tumor called a glioblastoma.

This handout is for patients who have had an oral maxillofacial procedure. It includes instructions for care at home after surgery, including hygiene, using elastics, mouth rinses, sinus precautions, using a syringe for feeding and medications, and more.

This handout is for patients at Harborview Medical Center who are being discharged from the hospital. It explains what to expect at your follow-up visits at the Orthopedic Clinic.

This handout is for patients at Harborview Medical Center who are being discharged from the hospital. It explains what to expect at your follow-up visits at the Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Clinic.

This handout explains what pap test results mean. Follow-up care is also discussed.

This handout explains how to take care of a peritoneal catheter. It also covers follow-up care and when to call your doctor.

This handout about domestic violence offers questions to women to help them think about their home situation. It also provides tips and resources for staying safe. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Pregnancy and Giving Birth."

This document is part of the "Rehab and Beyond" manual. It covers the steps involved in a plan of care, tips on setting goals, being a partner in planning, and changes as part of life.

This handout explains early growth and development of pre-born infants, higher risks of multiple pregnancy, and concerns about preterm birth. It offers advice about choosing a care provider and hospital and describes UWMC's Prematurity Prevention Program.

This handout explains why prenatal care is important and how often to see the doctor while pregnant. It includes what to expect during a visit, and how the clinic staff can help. This document is a chapter in the birth book "Pregnancy and Giving Birth."